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SPR Attorneys Pamela Esterman and Ahlia Bethea recently published a chapter on professional practice in the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Section on Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) The Year in Review 2025 publication. The chapter, titled “2025 Ethics and the Profession Committee Report,” provides an update on ethical issues facing environmental and energy attorneys. Pam…
SPR attorneys Mark Chertok, Claire McNulty, and Michael Hannaman recently published their article “Environmental Law: Developments in the Law of SEQRA” in Volume 76 of the Syracuse Law Review. SPR attorneys have authored this yearly since 2009. The Article discusses notable developments in the law relating to the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act…
Sive, Paget & Riesel recently secured a significant victory on behalf of the Battery Park City Authority in The Battery Alliance et al. v. Battery Park City Authority et al. (No. 162911/2025), New York State Supreme Court, New York County, successfully defending the approval of the Authority’s North/West Battery Park City climate resiliency project. The…
SPR Associate Kevin Rogers and Roux Senior Scientist Rachel Henke recently published their article “Shifting Ground: How New Part 375 Changes the Brownfield Landscape” in the LexisNexis newsletter Environmental Law in New York. On December 31, 2025, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) adopted long-promised amendments to the Environmental Remediation Program regulations…
Sive, Paget & Riesel is honored to have been ranked Band 1 for Environmental Law, New York, in the Chambers USA Guide 2026. In addition to this recognition, Chambers shortlisted SPR for the award of “Environmental Law Firm of the Year,” a nationwide distinction that underscores the outsized impact of our 29-attorney firm. The winner…
SPR Principal Pamela Esterman will serve as a panelist for “50 Shades of Gray: Ethical Dilemmas in Environmental Practice,” from 4:15-5:15 p.m. on Friday, April 24 at the ABA SEER Spring Conference in Minneapolis, MN. Pamela will be joined by Jeffrey Pollock, of Pollock Law, LLC. The panel will examine ethical issues associated with communications…